24 Endangered Animals Killed In Kaziranga National Park Amid Assam Floods

According to forest officials, 17 hog deer, two swamp deer, two rhino, one wild buffalo, one python and one cap langur have been killed in the Kaziranga National Park due to the floods in Assam.

At least 24 endangered animals have been killed in the recent floods that inundated the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. According to forest officials, 17 hog deer, two swamp deer, two rhino, one wild buffalo, one python and one cap langur have been killed due to the floods so far. The forest personnel in the Kaziranga National Park have rescued four animals till now, including an endangered 10-day old male rhino calf from the outer fringe of the central range near the Mihimukh highland. "The mother of the calf could not be traced. The calf, which is weak and debilitated has been sent to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for stabilisation and rehabilitation," said a Kaziranga National Park official.